Barb Schnider sent out pleas to raise money for Beds for the orphans in 2011
with this message
Grodysh Pour Haiti GRODYSH/FOHO received its first beds this week. Each bed sleeps 4 kids. We need 33 more at $150 each. Until each kid has a bed, they sleep on the floor. Can you help?
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Leslie Hobbs VP of GRODYSH sent out a plea for money for beds 2012 when Claude took over the Orphanage
That is so wonderful that you are interested in helping. Where are you located? What do you do?
My partner Reggie and I have a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (see attached letter from IRS) helping children and others in Haiti. We ourselves have an orphanage at Reggie's home with 67 children (called "The Future Of Haiti Orphanage" or FOHO) since the earthquake last year, plus 90 other below-poverty-level children who come from outside to attend our school. If you are on Facebook, you can see many photos and videos at "GRODYSH Pour Haiti". Reggie has been doing humanitarian activities in Haiti since 1980. His brother also has an orphanage near Jacmel, and Reggie helps several other orphanages.
I have to tell you (totally unbiased, of course) that the children at our orphanage are really special. They are so full of love, and so bright and intelligent. They call Reggie "Pappi Reggie" and tell people that their father is in the U.S.! Other visitors have told us how special they are, totally unsolicited. One person called Reggie especially to let him know that he had visited many orphanages, but ours definitely was very different and special.
We have several projects we are working on (see our website at
www.grodysh.org) . I'm not sure how big you are thinking, in terms of monetary needs. We have many plans to revitalize and rehabilitate Haiti, including building a University on some land we recently acquired (340 acres).
Our biggest needs right now are for Christmas!
Our children mostly sleep on the floor, as we don't have beds (we have 4 bunkbeds shared by 16 girls). It costs about $200 for a bunkbed and mattresses. Each child needs a new pair of shoes (at $20 each). That means $1,340 for all children to have shoes. We have a couple hundred really beautiful 2012 GRODYSH calendars left, with photos of Haiti and some of our children, and a Haitian proverb on each page, in both Creole and English. I'm attaching our January photo as a sample. We are selling these for $10 each (shipping is free with orders of 5 or more).
Donations can be made online through Paypal (see link at the end of my signature) or by check made out to GRODYSH INT'L.
Your help is very welcome, and we look forward to developing a friendship with you!
AOL (Abundance of Love), Leslie
Leslie Person Hobbs Vice President GRODYSH* INT'L INC. (the Future Of Haiti Organization) *GROup DYnamic for the Survival of Haiti a 501(c)(3)-approved charitable organization
www.grodysh.org FB "Grodysh pour Haiti" 2, Impasse Jean, route SOS, Santo 19, Croix des Bouquets, P-au-P, Haiti. HT-6310 Cel.(509)37 36 42 42 / (509)34 19 60 94 /(509)25 19 50 05 -411 Cleveland St. #248, Clearwater, Florida 33755 Cell: (727)365-3650 CLICK HERE TO MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION:
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